Sol 6.1

  1. دعا بعيشكما يا عاذليّ دعا

    مَن قد أجاب كريماً للطعام دعا

    Leave him be, by your lives, my two reproachers, leave him be—

    the man who answered a generous man's invitation to a meal.

  2. وأمهلاه رويداً كي يفوز بما

    يرجوه من مأكل في نيله طمعا

    And give him a little time, so that he may gain what

    he hopes for: food he has longed to obtain.

  3. رُفعت يا رز بالجلاب منزلة

    وقدرك العسل المصري ما وضعا

    You have been raised in rank, O rice, by rosewater syrup,

    and Egyptian honey has not lowered your standing.

  4. وأنت عندي مطاع إن تقل لي قم

    كُلني تجدني لما قد قلت مُستمعا

    And you have my obedience: if you tell me, 'Rise,

    eat me,' you will find me heeding what you have said.

  5. ويا مشور جمّعت الجموع لمَن

    لآكلنّك وإن كذبتني فتعا

    O mushawwar, for whom have you gathered the throngs?

    I shall surely eat you; and if you doubt me, come!

  6. ويا دجاجا في الصحن ما لك لا

    ترثي لمن قلبه في هجرك انصدعا

    And O chicken on the platter, why do you not

    pity him whose heart has broken in separation from you?

  7. مُلئت بالحشو يا مشكاح ليتك لو

    ملأت أحشاء صبّ منك ما شبعا

    You are filled with stuffing, O mishkāḥ; if only you

    would fill the belly of a lover who has never had his fill of you.

  8. منك المطجّن يرتاح الفؤاد له

    مهما تبدّى على الصحنون مُرتفعا

    The heart delights in the pan-fried portion of you,

    whenever it appears, rising high upon the platter.

  9. مذ حمّروه سبت عقلي حمارته

    وعاذلي فيه ظُلماً ما رعى ورعا

    Since they browned it, its redness has captivated my mind;

    and he who unjustly reproaches me for it has shown no scruple.